"Now I am just a poor boy, baby,
trying to connect...
but I don't want you thinking,
Oh, that I ain't got any respect."
(If You Gotta Go, Go Now)
Manfred Mann (1965)
Composed by Bob Dylan (1964)

I quess we are all here looking for someone to be in our
lives.
A Friend of mine asked the other day: "Why be in a relationship?" I
figure this: The ability to give and receive affection makes me a
whole person. It adds to the other parts of me.

Retired Yankee hippie in Texas. Yikes! I enjoy laughter and often
start by laughing at myself. I am emotionally stable, healthy and
financially secure. I own my own home. I enjoy my life and the
peace of it. Looking past the surface of people and ideas is how I
like to live. Activley working on projects is satisfying but
sometimes I need have a few cups of coffee before I begin to
procrastinate. ... As with this summary.
I like but am not limited to: NPR in the morning and PBS in the
evening.
Fall is my favorate time of year; I like the light at dusk, the
smells and the way the air feels on my face.
My last working gig was teaching High School History. I have worked
in nursing, on and off, a long time. Have done many other kinds of
labor including community organizing, and working on a ranch. I
spent years doing anti-war work as a member of VietNam Veterans
Against the War. That was then.
Have been in every State except Alaska. Traveled in Europe, Central
America, Canada, East Asia. (all after military time).
In some ways I suppose I am "Old School".
At the end of the day: "I yam what I yam".
More later!

Often working on my vintage (1926)home. (I collect and use antique
woodworking tools) I am involved with my neighborhood assoc.,
community support groups, and family and friends. I still have more
then a few good friends which makes me feel fortunate. Lucky for
you I have Encarta Dictionary.
again, more later.

Besides the obvious, I could not do without being able to
participate in life around me.
An old friend came by to see me and she said "You sure have a lot
of stuff... but it is good stuff.". ( good not as in new but as in
old and cool stuff, antiques) O.K., I like and enjoy my stuff but I
have learned I could live without any or all of it if need
be.
More to come...

I was raised Catholic. I have a copy of the painting "Sacred Heart
of Mary" that was on my Grandmother's kitchen wall, on my kitchen
wall. In the painting, Mary is holding her robe open to show her
heart and has a wonderful direct gaze "come hither" look.
....Now I'm really going to hell.

...you want to! And really want to meet a real life person. I like
my real life just fine, I do not need, or am interested in, a
cyber-life. Walking and talking with a person beats surfing the
internet for me, as far as personal relationships go... If you are
a dating site junkie, sorry. and... fair is fair, please have a
photo on your profile.